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"Charcoal burning truck is making transport cheap," Shanghai Times 9/25/1935

Charcoal Burning Truck Is
Making Transport Cheap
Chinese Government Experts Acknowledge Successful Efforts Of Mark Moody And P. H. Lee In
Making Transportation In Interior Less Costly
The revolutionary new type of
power which has just been announced by Mr. Mark L. Moody
of Mark \,. Moody, Fed., Inc.,
U.S.A. and Mr. P. H. Lee of the
China Gas Producer Co. is destined to have far-reaching
economic effects on the future of
China's transportation.
Messrs. Moody and Lee have
been working in collaboration for
some time and have just recently
announced their product as ready
for the market, after exhaustive
tests of a highly satisfactory
nature.
The new type of power, which
consumes native charcoal for fuel,
will save millions of dollars annually for the operators and keep
the money in China instead of its
going out of the country for imported fuels, as is the case now,
which will improve China's balance
of trade accordingly.
Following many months of
patient and painstaking research
and experimental work and
thousands of miles of road testing, Messrs. Moody and Lee have
announced their product as being
really for the highways of the
interior of China in the far-flung
hinterlands.
Special Reo Truck
The new product is a specially
built Reo truck adapted to operate
on charcoal gas, which is generated in quantity by a charcoal gas
producer designed and manufactured in China by Mr. Lee.
The charcoal gas producer is
built into the specially constructed Reo truck, and the performance
results have been interesting both
from an economic standpoint, and
that of ability on the highway.
In the vicinity of the ports
where gasoline is around $1.00
per gallon, on these new Reo
Dreadnought trucks, (as they
have been named by Messrs.
Moody and Lee), charcoal to the
value of 20 cents is required to
give the mileage results of a
dollar's worth of gasoline. Back
in the hinterlands, where gasoline
sells from $2.00 to $4.00 per
gallon, the saving in fuel costs is
much greater than five to one.
Many interesting tests have
been conducted, not the least
among which was one in Central
Hunan province which was
officially observed and attested by
the Hunan Highway Bureau
officials.
Recent Test
A recent test made in Shanghai
for Mr. T. C. Chen, Director of
The Bureau of Roads, of the
National Economic Council of
'China, resulted in his presenting
a valuable and interesting certificate to Messrs. Moody and Lee,
congratulating them on their
success in solving an important
problem in China's transportation.
The test was also observed by Mr.
Frank Pounsett of the Engineering
Department of the Reo Motor
Company; Messrs. A. D. Calhoun
and L. B. Mallery of the National
City Bank of New York; Mr. G.
D, Litchfield of Chungking, field
representative of the Moody 'Company, and many others.
Certificates Presented
The certificate given by Director
T. C. Chen, after the test run
given for him, translates and
reads as follows:—
"It gave me great pleasure to-day
to be invited by Mr. Mark Moody
of the Mark L. Moody Company
and Mr. P. H. Lee of the China
Gas Producer Co. to inspect their
newest product, the Reo two-ton
Dreadnought Charcoal Gas truck,
and also to take part in a personally conducted test run of the truck.
"I have always taken a great
deal of interest in the development
of the charcoal gas operating
trucks, but the past records of test
runs on the ordinary gasoline trucks
which were converted to charcoal
gas, were always disappointing on
account of showing a , power deficiency and decreased hill-climbing
ability.
"Now the Moody Company and
Mr. P. H. Lee have succeeded in
overcoming these difficulties and
deficiencies after many months of
PROGRESS i
Pictured above is the group ol
observed tests in Shanghai of the
operates solely on charcoal gas with
fuel. Left to right: Messrs. T. B.
Gas Producer Co.; Mr. Frank Pounse
of the Reo Motor Co.; Mr. P. H. Lee,
Co.; Mr. L. B. Mallery of the Natioi
tests in that province, provides
interesting transportation comparisons and data. The translation of the certificate follows:—
1.—Truck: REO Dreadnought 1%
ton truck, wheelbase 166", piston
displacement of special engine
268 cu. in., Gas Producer made
by China Gas Producer Corn-
Company.
2.—Load:—177 kilos of charcoal and
18 passengers.
3.—Starting:—With cold engine and
cold gas producer the start at
the first station was made in
three minutes. The average
time to start the gas producer
after each re-filling with charcoal during the trip was one
minute.
4.—Speed:—Total distance of
Chang-Heng Road 314 li. Actual
running time to complete trip
3 hours and 42 minutes. Average
speed of 86 li per hour (equivalent to 29.4 miles per hour).
The highest speed attained was!
110 li per hour.
5.—Fuel:—Not a drop of gasoline I
carried on the truck. Charcoal
consumption was 75 kilos. The
saving on fuel cost compared
with gasoline was about 1 to 5.
The above test run was personally conducted under the supervision
of the Purchasing Conference, consisting of the following members
of the Hunan Provincial Government:—T. T. Ree (Reconstruction
Bureau), F. C. Lee (Finance
Bureau), T. Y. Tan (Auditing
Bureau), Y. H. Liu (Supervising
Committee), H. N. Koo (Treasury
Department), C. H. Pin (Mechanical Engineering Department), S.
T. Wu (Civil Engineering Department), T. S. Peng (Executive Department), C. H. Chang (Businer
Department), P. Yang (Purchp-'
(Department).
Government Dip!
, . . ,, . x i The Chinx 3 Nationa
endeavour, Dy increasing the pistonA^ **+v»>»<m^ O- \- "
displacement of the standard Rec
■*"<Vs and v^nkin ^ o**»"- '*—'
merxt* adant t}*p
charco&i. gas satisfactorily. As a $ .
result of these improvements the j invention 0±
producer, and hi.._ ..
Lee with the Governmei
of Honour, 2nd Or<
translation of the Diploic
Honour awarded to Mr. Lee rea.
as follows:—
Diploma of Honour, 2nd Order,
performance of the Reo Dreadnought charcoal gas truck is marvellous, without the help of a single
drop of gasoline as proven by today's test run. This improved
Dreadnought charcoal gas truck not
only eradicates most of the deficiencies formerly connected with
charcoal gas trucks but will open
up a new era for the development
of highway transportation of this
country.
"I wish to congratulate Mr. Moody
and Mr. P. H. Lee for the success
of their joint endeavour and hope
that the authorities in charge of all
Provincial and Municipal Highway
Transportation, as well as private
operators, will give careful attention and close investigation to the
highly successful and extremely
economical new product.
(Signed) "T. C. Chen.
"September 17, 1935.
"Shanghai, China."
Interesting Comparisons
The certificate given by the
Hunan Provincial authorities,
following the officially conducted
Land, Air and Sea Force, National
Government of China.
Lee Pao-ho, the manager and
owner of the China Gas Producer
Co. has through his diligent efforts
invented and perfected a charcoal
gas producer attachment fo** motor
vehicles, which attachment is
extremely useful for military
transport. According to the first
article of the 4th section of the
regulations governing reward by
Diploma of Honour by the Land,
Air ond Sea Force of the National
Government, this Diploma of
Honour, 2nd Order, is hereby
bestowed upon Lee Pao-ho as a
token of appreciation and encouragement.
(Signed) H<j Ying-CHIN,
Minister, War Department.
June 29th, 1934.

Charcoal Burning Truck Is
Making Transport Cheap
Chinese Government Experts Acknowledge Successful Efforts Of Mark Moody And P. H. Lee In
Making Transportation In Interior Less Costly
The revolutionary new type of
power which has just been announced by Mr. Mark L. Moody
of Mark \,. Moody, Fed., Inc.,
U.S.A. and Mr. P. H. Lee of the
China Gas Producer Co. is destined to have far-reaching
economic effects on the future of
China's transportation.
Messrs. Moody and Lee have
been working in collaboration for
some time and have just recently
announced their product as ready
for the market, after exhaustive
tests of a highly satisfactory
nature.
The new type of power, which
consumes native charcoal for fuel,
will save millions of dollars annually for the operators and keep
the money in China instead of its
going out of the country for imported fuels, as is the case now,
which will improve China's balance
of trade accordingly.
Following many months of
patient and painstaking research
and experimental work and
thousands of miles of road testing, Messrs. Moody and Lee have
announced their product as being
really for the highways of the
interior of China in the far-flung
hinterlands.
Special Reo Truck
The new product is a specially
built Reo truck adapted to operate
on charcoal gas, which is generated in quantity by a charcoal gas
producer designed and manufactured in China by Mr. Lee.
The charcoal gas producer is
built into the specially constructed Reo truck, and the performance
results have been interesting both
from an economic standpoint, and
that of ability on the highway.
In the vicinity of the ports
where gasoline is around $1.00
per gallon, on these new Reo
Dreadnought trucks, (as they
have been named by Messrs.
Moody and Lee), charcoal to the
value of 20 cents is required to
give the mileage results of a
dollar's worth of gasoline. Back
in the hinterlands, where gasoline
sells from $2.00 to $4.00 per
gallon, the saving in fuel costs is
much greater than five to one.
Many interesting tests have
been conducted, not the least
among which was one in Central
Hunan province which was
officially observed and attested by
the Hunan Highway Bureau
officials.
Recent Test
A recent test made in Shanghai
for Mr. T. C. Chen, Director of
The Bureau of Roads, of the
National Economic Council of
'China, resulted in his presenting
a valuable and interesting certificate to Messrs. Moody and Lee,
congratulating them on their
success in solving an important
problem in China's transportation.
The test was also observed by Mr.
Frank Pounsett of the Engineering
Department of the Reo Motor
Company; Messrs. A. D. Calhoun
and L. B. Mallery of the National
City Bank of New York; Mr. G.
D, Litchfield of Chungking, field
representative of the Moody 'Company, and many others.
Certificates Presented
The certificate given by Director
T. C. Chen, after the test run
given for him, translates and
reads as follows:—
"It gave me great pleasure to-day
to be invited by Mr. Mark Moody
of the Mark L. Moody Company
and Mr. P. H. Lee of the China
Gas Producer Co. to inspect their
newest product, the Reo two-ton
Dreadnought Charcoal Gas truck,
and also to take part in a personally conducted test run of the truck.
"I have always taken a great
deal of interest in the development
of the charcoal gas operating
trucks, but the past records of test
runs on the ordinary gasoline trucks
which were converted to charcoal
gas, were always disappointing on
account of showing a , power deficiency and decreased hill-climbing
ability.
"Now the Moody Company and
Mr. P. H. Lee have succeeded in
overcoming these difficulties and
deficiencies after many months of
PROGRESS i
Pictured above is the group ol
observed tests in Shanghai of the
operates solely on charcoal gas with
fuel. Left to right: Messrs. T. B.
Gas Producer Co.; Mr. Frank Pounse
of the Reo Motor Co.; Mr. P. H. Lee,
Co.; Mr. L. B. Mallery of the Natioi
tests in that province, provides
interesting transportation comparisons and data. The translation of the certificate follows:—
1.—Truck: REO Dreadnought 1%
ton truck, wheelbase 166", piston
displacement of special engine
268 cu. in., Gas Producer made
by China Gas Producer Corn-
Company.
2.—Load:—177 kilos of charcoal and
18 passengers.
3.—Starting:—With cold engine and
cold gas producer the start at
the first station was made in
three minutes. The average
time to start the gas producer
after each re-filling with charcoal during the trip was one
minute.
4.—Speed:—Total distance of
Chang-Heng Road 314 li. Actual
running time to complete trip
3 hours and 42 minutes. Average
speed of 86 li per hour (equivalent to 29.4 miles per hour).
The highest speed attained was!
110 li per hour.
5.—Fuel:—Not a drop of gasoline I
carried on the truck. Charcoal
consumption was 75 kilos. The
saving on fuel cost compared
with gasoline was about 1 to 5.
The above test run was personally conducted under the supervision
of the Purchasing Conference, consisting of the following members
of the Hunan Provincial Government:—T. T. Ree (Reconstruction
Bureau), F. C. Lee (Finance
Bureau), T. Y. Tan (Auditing
Bureau), Y. H. Liu (Supervising
Committee), H. N. Koo (Treasury
Department), C. H. Pin (Mechanical Engineering Department), S.
T. Wu (Civil Engineering Department), T. S. Peng (Executive Department), C. H. Chang (Businer
Department), P. Yang (Purchp-'
(Department).
Government Dip!
, . . ,, . x i The Chinx 3 Nationa
endeavour, Dy increasing the pistonA^ **+v»>»